alpha testing
Star Citizen takes a look at the space stations, asteroid bases, and FFA PvP of alpha 4.0’s Pyro system
Star Citizen's weekly video series is now starting to look past alpha 3.24 and towards alpha 4.0, especially the addition of the game's second...
Hands-on with Arc Games’ Fellowship, a new game trying to distill the MMORPG dungeon experience
For many folks, one of the more entertaining aspects of playing an MMORPG is running through its dungeons (though of course that varies from...
Ashes of Creation previews its Bard class, announces Alpha Two’s release in October
It's time to get violently musical in Ashes of Creation, or at least it will be when Alpha Two goes live because the Bard...
Chrono Odyssey shares combat impressions from a recent small-scale test
It's been some time since we've heard a peep out of Chrono Odyssey, the splashy UE5-powered MMORPG from developer Npixel and publisher Kakao Games,...
Corepunk is dispatching preorder keys today ahead of next week’s alpha
If you've been waiting patiently for the delivery of your Corepunk pre-order keys, today is your day. Well, technically, it was supposed to be...
Betawatch: New World Aeternum and Ultima Online New Legacy begin closed beta
This weekend is all about beta testing things that are already out and you can play right now even without the beta test. That...
Star Citizen’s alpha 3.24 personal hangars aren’t quite housing, but it’s a start
Sure, Star Citizen has showcased cargo and freight gameplay coming in alpha 3.24 already, but who's stopping it from doing so a second time?...
Homestead Online is an indie MMO that embraces character persistence, permadeath, and base building
An indie MMORPG developer is asking for help to test out a brand-new title that's still in its early days. This would be Homestead...
Betawatch: Holy crap, Throne & Liberty actually entered open beta in the west
Yes, at long last, that headline is true. Throne & Liberty has begun its open beta, with some issues along the way as well...
Aetherian Chronicles is a side-scrolling MMORPG that lets players team up with others or LLM-powered bots
The majority of large language model (LLM) AI tool proponents suggest that the tech can be utilized to fill out a virtual game world...
Corepunk’s preorder package includes only playtesting, early access, and the first season post-launch
Corepunk studio Artificial Core has release a new dev blog this afternoon homing in on "clarifications" about the game's purchase terms. Notably the team...
Star Citizen shows off updates and adjustments to alpha 4.0’s jump points
Right now players are locked inside of the single system of Stanton in Star Citizen, but when alpha 4.0 goes online, they will then...
Wayfinder releases massive quality-of-life patch as devs celebrate newly positive reviews
As promised, Airship Syndicate has buffed the heck out of Wayfinder today with its new patch live on Steam. The update is loaded with...
Eternal Tombs aims to bring its uncompromising gameplay to the public this fall
If Eternal Tombs, the hardcore MMO with live GM events, is going to make its goal of a 2025 launch, you'd expect to be...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty preps for open beta on July 18
After significant delays, Throne & Liberty is heading into open beta on July 18th, and there's a whole rundown of how players can take...
Legend of Ares, a PvP MMO from the mid-2000s, will relaunch next month
Legend of Ares probably isn't an MMORPG that any of you remember. It was a PvP-centric MMO from the mid-2000s that failed to gain...
Star Citizen showcases alpha 3.24’s Blockade Runner event and delayed cargo freight gameplay
Star Citizen looks to be spooling up its hype drives for the sci-fi sandbox's next alpha build, starting off with this week's Inside Star...
Corepunk coming to early access on November 26th, still requires ‘significant polishing in all directions’
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen isn't the only MMO that surprised us this week with an early access release announcement. After years of troubled...
Raph Koster lays out the (first) four pillars of design for his sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach
I have some good news and bad news. The bad news is that Raph Koster's Stars Reach is probably a good long while away...
Crowdfunded MMORPG Pantheon Rise of the Fallen is launching early access in December
Who had this one on the ol' 2024 bingo card? Pantheon is gunning for an ambitious early access launch in December - yes, that...
